I use soap and a lathering bowl, damp brush, load for 15-20 seconds then into bowl whisk adding 3-4 drops of water at a time, keep whisking, keep adding 3-4 drops of water at a time untill you have the correct consistency, don't drown your lather, just a few drops off the ends of your finger tips is all that is required. Job done!Hello all,
When you make your lather, how much water do you personally add? Do you have a particular method?
I use a slightly wet brush, just wondered if anyone does anything different.
With most creams I start with a wet but not dripping wet brush, once the lather starts to form and get nice and thick I start dipping the tip of the brush into water and then carry on lathering. So from this point it is lather, add a bit of water and lather, I just keep repeating until the lather builds nicely.Hello all,
When you make your lather, how much water do you personally add? Do you have a particular method?
I use a slightly wet brush, just wondered if anyone does anything different.
I use soap and a lathering bowl, damp brush, load for 15-20 seconds then into bowl whisk adding 3-4 drops of water at a time, keep whisking, keep adding 3-4 drops of water at a time untill you have the correct consistency, don't drown your lather, just a few drops off the ends of your finger tips is all that is required. Job done!
I don't have my lather any thicker than a thick yogurt anyway and seems to work well with all my razors. Adding the water at the begining is ok if you are used to that particular soap and know how much water it will need but if you are using different soaps that require slightly differing amounts of water I find adding as I go the best method ( for me ) YMMVI use a similar method but sometimes I know pretty well how much water I need so I begin by adding enough bloomed water to my scuttle / bowl - it looks very watery to begin with but after a minute or so I begin to get the consistancy and sheen I'm after.
For SR shaving I find that more water in the soap works better for me..... it would be interesting to know if other people add more water when SR shaving
I don't have my lather any thicker than a thick yogurt anyway and seems to work well with all my razors. Adding the water at the begining is ok if you are used to that particular soap and know how much water it will need but if you are using different soaps that require slightly differing amounts of water I find adding as I go the best method ( for me ) YMMV
The above are all great advise. Last shave I ruined my lather by having too much water on the brush. It was a cream I used for the first time and the shave was pretty bad as the lather was too runny.
I made a rookie error by not drying my hands after rinsing between passes, which lead to my lather getting increasingly runny. It wasn't the end of the world, but lead to a slightly messier shave than I was expecting.